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Below is a family biography included in The History of Brown County, Ohio published by W. H. Beers & Co. in 1883. These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary. Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more. There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.
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THOMAS REEVE, farmer, P. O. Fayetteville, son of William and Ann Reeve, was born in Leicestershire England in 1813. In 1828, his parents came to this country and settled in Franklin County, Penn., where his mother died in 1829. In 1841, they came to this township, where his father died about 1846. Mr. Reeve was married in Pennsylvania in 1835, to Elizabeth Bittiner, of German ancestry. They had eight children, five still living — Emanuel, Mary, Thomas, William and John; all married. John still remains at home; he was married to Eliza, adopted daughter of James Rollins. They have one daughter — Estella May. About 1854, Mr. Reeve bought fifty-eight acres of land where he now lives, two miles east of Fayetteville; he now has sixty acres. Himself and family are members of the M. E. Church.
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This family biography is one of 992 biographies included in The History of Brown County, Ohio published in 1883 by W. H. Beers & Co. For the complete description, click here: Brown County, Ohio History and Genealogy
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